A career that threatened to fall away, a successful 2017 IPL has helped Delhi batsman Nitish Rana emerge as one of the brightest prospects in Indian cricket. A modest showing in the 2016-17 ...Full profile

A career that threatened to fall away, a successful 2017 IPL has helped Delhi batsman Nitish Rana emerge as one of the brightest prospects in Indian cricket. A modest showing in the 2016-17 Ranji season and a poor start in the Vijay Hazare Trophy closed the Delhi doors for the young batsman, despite captain, Gautam Gambhir, backing the precocious left-handed batsman.

The IPL couldn't have come at a better time for the young batsman as he rekindled his batting form with a string of match-winning scores at the start of the season, a prime reason for the Mumbai Indians to make a head-start to their eventual victorious campaign. The batsman later tapered off and even lost his spot in the team, but the two-time IPL medal winner surely has a bright future awaiting him.